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Dillisahar observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Odisha.
The principal temple recorded for Kaptipada mandal is Ashram-Nigamananda. No temple of this dedication is on record within Dillisahar itself.
Durga Puja, from Shashthi to Dashami, in community pandals rather than at home. Sandhi Puja at the join of Ashtami and Navami, Sindoor Khela and immersion on Dashami.
The regional form observed across West Bengal, Odisha, Assam. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.
By population, Dillisahar ranks #25 of 120 villages in Kaptipada mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dillisahar is a village of 1,241 people in 236 households (Census 2011) in Kaptipada block, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, the 25th-largest of 120 villages in Kaptipada block. Literacy is 31%, 20 points below the block average of 51% and the sex ratio is 995 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 757079, served by Sarat post office; the LGD village code is 391221. The village votes in Parjanga assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bibhuti Bhusan Pradhan. The population is estimated at 1,463 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Ranipokhari →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dillisahar · this village | 1,241 | 31% | — |
| Rajatnagar · Kaptipada | 2,099 | 13% | — |
| Ranipokhari · Kaptipada | 1,810 | 20% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
Centred on Kaptipada mandal
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